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Whether back links can be redirected from one domain to another domain. If possible please help me out? Thanks in advance....

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Short answer: external sites cannot be forced to change their links, but backlinks pointing at the old domain can be preserved by serving correct server-side 301 redirects from the old URLs to the new ones. Several replies here (notably , and ) correctly point toward 301s; is also right that links on other sites themselves can only be changed by those site owners. The practical workflow below shows how to preserve link equity and avoid common mistakes.

Checklist and common procedure

  • Inventory: map old URLs to their exact equivalents on the new domain (one-to-one where possible).
  • Implement server 301s (not meta refresh or JS redirects) so each old URL returns an HTTP 301 to the corresponding new URL. Example Apache (.htaccess):
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(?:www\.)?olddomain\.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://newdomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Nginx example:

server {
  listen 80;
  server_name olddomain.com www.olddomain.com;
  return 301 https://newdomain.com$request_uri;
}
  • Preserve path and query strings; avoid redirecting every page to the homepage. Test with curl -I https://olddomain.com/somepage to confirm a single 301 response and correct Location header.
  • Update internal links, canonical tags, and XML sitemap on the new site. Register both domains in Search Console/Webmaster Tools and use the change-of-address/migration workflow there. Contact high-value linking sites and request direct link updates where feasible.

Pitfalls and timing

  • Do not use 302 (temporary) redirects—those will not reliably pass equity.
  • Avoid long redirect chains; aim for one redirect hop.
  • Keep the old domain and redirects online for months (commonly 6–12 months or longer) while signals stabilize and external sites update links.
    Monitoring
  • Track organic traffic, rankings, and crawl errors after migration. Export backlink data and watch for significant drops; then troubleshoot specific redirects or reach out to referrers as needed.

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Member Avatar for almostbob


works under all circumstances, not just for SE, server redirects
how

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and it keeps three nines of the link mojo

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Member Avatar for Kelly Burby

To preserve back-link equity from the old domain, it’s important to 301 redirect all of your individual URLs to the new domain. The simplest and most efficient way to do this, is via your site’s .htaccess file.

Member Avatar for Santhosh_1

Yes you can do so by the above mentioned method

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Member Avatar for shyamsundar12

can someone explain me the steps how to redirect the backlinks from one domain to another?

Member Avatar for almostbob

the link How in the first answer

Member Avatar for Piers Rollins

301 redirection is the one and only option to redirect backlinks from the existing domain to new domain. Also, i'm not sure about utilizing canonical tag for redirecting backlinks.

Member Avatar for Zueas

If you mean external backlinks -NO. In no case you should try to do it

commented: zueby dude, younhave a lot of reading to to -3
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